Romney's 'Prebuttal' of Obama's State of the Union Address | The Weekly Standard

Tampa, Fla.
Though he's dropped behind Newt Gingrich in Florida polls, Mitt Romney sought to project the confident air of a frontrunner Tuesday, as he delivered a speech that ignored his GOP rival and focused solely on President Obama's failed policies and the economy. Speaking to a small crowd of supporters and TV cameras at a drywall factory that had shuttered its doors, Romney said that "in 2008, this plant closed because of the economic downturn.  In a normal recovery under strong leadership, it could now be full of workers."


Romney's typical stump speech is heavy on feel-good patriotic talk about how much he loves the song "America the Beautiful," but today's remarks were focused more sharply on Obama. "This president’s agenda made these troubled times last longer.  He and his allies made it harder for the economy to recover," Romney said. "Instead of solving the housing crisis and getting Americans back to work, President Obama has been building a European-style welfare state.  He has pushed for a second stimulus and deep cuts to our national defense. He’s asking the American people for another trillion dollars – and another term in office."



Romney's 'Prebuttal' of Obama's State of the Union Address | The Weekly Standard